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53y, 2m, 22d			Davie Meiklejohn		Tom Fergusson
Davie McParland
Joe McInnes
Willie Sharp (1-0, 29 mins); Alex Wright (2-1, 62 mins); Davie McParland (3-1, 73 mins)					Jim Chalmers (1-1, 31 mins)
31y, 0m, 11d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Harry Jenkins
37y, 8m, 24d			Jimmy McGowan		Alex Gibson
22y, 8m, 5d			Andy Kerr		Dick Whitehead
21y, 1m, 13d			John Harvey		John Smith
28y, 3m, 26d			Jimmy Davidson		bob Milligan
22y, 4m, 9d			Davie Mathers		John Swanson
28y, 6m, 2d			Johnny MacKenzie		Jim Chalmers
23y, 2m, 23d			Alex Wright		Billy Williamson
31y, 9m, 9d			Willie Sharp		Archie Kelly
			Willie Crawford		Peter Rattray
18y, 10m, 1d			Davie McParland		Ian Jackson
26y, 6m, 23d

TTA report

Sharp got the opener (29) from a Mathers cross but the lead lasted only 2 minutes. MacKenzie was in fine form (selectors were watching him) and he set up two goals for Wright (72) and McParland, on his debut, (73). Thistle survived 2 penalty claims late on to win a hard-fought game in the thick mud.

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Evening Times, 6th March, 1954

● 18-year-old Davie McParland makes his Thistle debut and joins our scoring debutants club.

ongoing sequences:

● 39 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy McGowan, 11th Apr 1953 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy Davidson - 41 games, 20th Sep 1952 to 16th Sep 1953. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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